Lord Warden of the Marches

The Lord Warden of the Marches was an office in the governments of Scotland and England. The holders were responsible for the security of the border between the two nations, and often took part in military action.

The Marches on both side of the border were traditionally split into West, Middle and East, each with their own warden answerable to the Lord Warden-general. The English Western March was based on Carlisle and the Eastern March on Berwick-upon-Tweed.

The offices became unnecessary after the union of the crowns of England and Scotland under King James in 1603.

Contents 1 For England 2 Warden of the Marches 3 Lord Warden of the Marches 4 Warden of the Eastern March 5 Warden of the Middle March 6 Warden of the Western March 7 For Scotland 7.1 Lord Warden-general of all the March 8 Warden of the Eastern March 9 Warden of the Middle March 10 Warden of the Western March 11 See also 12 References 13 Further reading

For England

Warden of the Marches

• Robert de Clifford (1297–)
• John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey (1327–
• Henry de Percy, 2nd Baron Percy (1328–)
• Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and Henry de Percy, 2nd Baron Percy (1334–) (jointly)
• Gilbert Welton and Thomas Lucy (1336–)(jointly)
• Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy (1352–)
• Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy (1356–)
• Henry Percy, 4th Baron Percy (1368–)
• Thomas Appleby, Roger de Clifford and others (1370–) (Jointly)

Lord Warden of the Marches

• Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford – the first holder of this office (1377–
• Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1439-)
• Richard, Duke of Gloucester (1482–)
• Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre (1495–)
• Arthur, Prince of Wales (1498–?1502} died 1502
• Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre (1509–1525)
• Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1525–)
• Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland (1527–)
• John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, Warden-general of the Scottish Marches (1551–)
• Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon Lord Warden-general (1589-)
• Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth (1596–1598)

Warden of the Eastern March

• Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1367–) (jointly)
• Gilbert de Umfraville (1369–) (jointly)
• Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester (1377) (jointly)
• John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby (1381) {jointly)
• John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby (1386)
• Thomas Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk (1389–)
• Henry Hotspur Percy (1396–) killed, Shrewsbury, 1403
• Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York (1398–)
• Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (1403)
• John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (1403–1414)
• Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York (1414–1415]]
• Richard Grey, 4th Baron Grey of Codnor (1415–?1418)
• Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1417–1434)
• Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury (1434–1435)
• Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1435–)
• John de Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (1437)
• Sir Robert Ogle (1438) (jointly)
• Sir Ralph Grey (1438) (jointly)
• Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1439–)
• Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1461)
• John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu (1463–1470)
• Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland(1471–1485) assassinated 1489
• Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland (1503–)
• Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy de Darcy (1505–1511)
• Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland (1527–)
• William Eure, 1st Baron Eure, (1539–1548)
• William Grey, 13th Baron Grey de Wilton (1547–)
• Sir Robert Bowes (1550–?1554) died 1554
• Sir Ralph Sadler (1559)
• William Grey, 13th Baron Grey de Wilton (1559–)
• Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford (1564–1567)
• Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (1571–?1596)
• Robert Carey (1597–1597)

Warden of the Middle March

• Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1417–1434)
• Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre (1509–)
• Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy de Darcy (1511–)
• Sir Robert Bowes (1550–?1554) died 1554
• William Grey, 13th Baron Grey de Wilton (1559–)
• Sir John Forster (1560–1596)
• Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth (1596–1598)

Warden of the Western March

• Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle (1319–)
• Thomas Lucy (1346) {jointly)
• Ralph Dacre, 3rd Lord Dacre (1366–1371)
• Henry Scrope, 1st Baron Scrope of Masham (1370–1371)
• Ralph Dacre, 3rd Lord Dacre (1372)
• Hugh Dacre, 4th Lord Dacre (1379–1382)
• Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1384–) and Henry Hotspur Percy (1384–) (jointly)
• Thomas de Clifford, 6th Baron de Clifford (1386–) (jointly)
• Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (1386–) (jointly)
• John Beaumont, 4th Baron Beaumont (1389)
• John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (1398–)
• Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1399– ) died 1402
• Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1399–)
• Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (1403–1414)
• John Neville, Lord Neville (1414–1420)
• Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury (1420–1435)
• Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1446–)
• Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1453–)
• Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1461–1469)
• Richard Plantagenet (1470–?1485) killed, Bosworth, 1485
• Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland(-1489) assassinated 1489
• Thomas Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre (1490–)
• William Dacre, 3rd Baron Dacre (1527–1534)
• Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland ( 1534–1542 )
• Henry Scrope, 9th Baron Scrope of Bolton {c1560–1591)
• Sir Richard Lowther (1591–1593)
• Thomas Scrope, 10th Baron Scrope of Bolton (1593–1603) last Warden

For Scotland

Lord Warden-general of all the March

• William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas (1356–)
• John Stewart, Lord of Kyle
• Patrick V, Earl of March
• Archibald Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas (1364–1400)
• Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas (1400–)
• William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas (1450–) killed 1452
• Adam Hepburn, 2nd Earl of Bothwell (1514–)
• Antoine d'Arces, Sieur de la Bastie (1516–) killed 1517
• Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus (1574–)
• William Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie ( 1578 )
• James Stewart, Earl of Arran (1584–)
• Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home (1603)

Warden of the Eastern March

• William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas and the Earl of March (1356–)(jointly)
• Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas (1400)
• Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas and George, Earl of Angus (1449) (jointly)
• Alexander Home, 1st Lord Home (c1475)
• James Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan (1479–)
• Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus (1481–)
• Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home (1489–1496)
• Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell (1499)
• Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (1525–)
• George Home, 4th Lord Home (1543–)
• Alexander Home, 5th Lord Home (1550–)
• Sir James Home of Cowdenknowes (1573–)
• Alexander Home, 6th Lord Home (1582–1589) last Warden

Warden of the Middle March

• Sir William Douglas (1343–)
• William Douglas, 2nd Earl of Angus (1433–)
• George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus (1449–)
• James Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan (1479–)
• Walter Ker of Cessford (1502–)
• Ralph and Andrew Ker (1510–)
• Alexander Home, 3rd Lord Home (1509–)
• Sir Robert Ker of Caverton (1514) killed 1514
• Sir Andrew Ker of Cessford (1515)
• William Ker of Cessford
• Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (1525–)
• Walter Scott of Branxholme and Buccleuch (1550–1552) murdered 1552
• James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (1558–)
• Sir Walter Ker of Cessford (1560–)
• William Ker of Cessford (1583–)
• Sir Thomas Ker of Ferniehurst (1584–)
• Ludovic Stewart, 2nd Duke of Lennox (1592–)
• Sir John Cary (1601-)

Warden of the Western March

• Sir James Douglas (1314–)
• Sir Archibald Douglas (1364)
• Sir Archibald Douglas (1368–1400)
• Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas (1400)
• William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas (1450–) killed 1452
• Andrew Stewart, 1st Lord Avandale (1456–)
• Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany (1475)
• Patrick Hepburn, 1st Earl of Bothwell (1489–1503)
• Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell (1515–)
• Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell(1545–)
• Sir John Maxwell (1552–)
• Sir James Douglas, 7th Baron Drumlanrig (1553–)
• James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (1558–)
• Sir John Maxwell (1561–)
• Robert Maxwell, 2nd Lord Maxwell (1573–)
• Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus (1574–)
• The Laird of Johnstone (1582–)
• John Maxwell, 7th Lord Maxwell (-1585) dismissed 1585
• William Maxwell, Lord Herries (1587–)
• Sir John Carmichael (1588–)
• John Maxwell, 7th Lord Maxwell (1590–) killed 1593
• William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus (1592–)
• Laird of Johnstone (1595–)
• Sir John Carmichael (1598–) killed 1600
• Laird of Johnstone
• Alexander Home, 1st Earl of Home

See also

• Scottish Borders
• Anglo-Scottish border
• Border Reivers
• Debatable Lands, land lying between England and Scotland, formerly in question to which it belonged, when they were distinct kingdoms.
• The Scots' Dike which was dug in 1552 to divide up the Debatable lands.
• Welsh Marches, between England and Wales
• The Borderers (Television series)
• Scottish Marches

References

• Reid, Rachael Robertson (1917). "The office of warden of the marches its origin and early history". English Historical Review 32: pp. 479–96. JSTOR 550854. 
• The lord wardens of the marches of England and Scotland : being a breif history of the marches, the laws of march, and the marchmen, together with some account of the ancient feud between England and Scotland

Further reading

• Howard, Pease (1912). The lord wardens of the marches of England and Scotland: being a brief history of the marches, the laws of march, and the marchmen, together with some account of the ancient feud between England and Scotland. London: Constable. pp. 194–201. 

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